Vizag Test: Rohit ton helps India dominate rain-hit opening day

Visakhapatnam, Oct 3 - Swashbuckling Indian batsman Rohit Sharma grabbed the opportunity to open the innings with both hands as he struck a blistering hundred on the rain-hit opening day of the first

Earlier, in the first hour of the game, both the openers looked to play out both Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada as they bowled decent lines with the new ball. But once the spinners were introduced, both Rohit and Mayank changed gears.

The Indian openers scored 91 runs in the first session after Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat. In the first hour of the game, both the openers tried to be more assured of their defensive play. There were a couple of nervy moments but once they got past them, the duo made full use of the batting conditions on offer.

During the course of his 174-ball knock, Rohit smashed 12 fours and 5 sixes while Mayank hit 11 fours and 2 sixes in his 183-ball innings.

No further play was possible in the third and final session of the day because of the heavy downpour which ultimately forced the umpires to call stumps.

Brief Scores: India: 202/0 (Rohit 115*, Mayank 84*) vs South Africa

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IANS